José Gomes Filho (August 31, 1919 – July 10, 1982), more commonly known as Jackson do Pandeiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒaksõ du pɐ̃ˈdejɾu]), was a Brazilian percussionist and singer.

His mother, Flora Mourão, was a musician and singer who played several percussion instruments.

As a child he had originally wanted to play the accordion, but his parents could not afford it and bought him a pandeiro, a type of tambourine, in its place.

[1] When Jackson was 13 years old his family moved to Campina Grande, a city in Paraíba.

After the move, Jackson lived in João Pessoa, where he performed in various cabarets and on the radio; and also to Recife, where he eventually began working in a radio station and took the pseudonym of Jackson do Pandeiro.